December 17, 2009

Globesity Anyone?

With the annual season for celebrations and weight gain upon us, I thought it might be prudent to look at our weight and health issues again. On Dr. Mercola's excellent website he just posted the latest WHO report on the 10 fattest countries in the world. The US ranks 3rd in this list with 66% of our people overweight. Canada did not make the Top Ten.

This obesity problem is rather deadly to think about, given that we are possibly going to have government-run health care soon. The cost of such weight to the medical system is enormous and could result in significant cost issues for US citizens.

Experts have coined the word 'globesity" for the worldwide epidemic of obesity and Dr. Mercola's comments in the article about what obesity leads to and how to turn it around are well worth reading before you enjoy that holiday big meal.